Aldridge's 38 power Blazers over Thunder

Summary of 6 articles · Updated Dec 5, 2013

LaMarcus Aldridge had a season-high 38 points and added 13 rebounds and the Portland Trail Blazers snapped Oklahoma City's eight-game winning streak with a 111-104 victory over the Thunder on Wednesday night. Watching the Blazers up close over the last mo… (more)nth has been a special experience. The Blazers are a bit of a Jenga tower, given how heavily they rely on their first five of Damian Lillard, Wesley Matthews, Nicolas Batum, LaMarcus Aldridge and Robin Lopez, and the available replacements all represent dramatic drop-offs. Kevin Durant finished with 33 for the Thunder, who were playing the second game of a back-to-back after defeating Sacramento 97-95 Tuesday night. The East is terrible this season, and though teams like the Knicks, Bulls, Nets, Hawks and Pistons may eventually get their acts together, the drop-off between standout Indiana and Miami clubs and the rest of the dreck is significant.

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Erik HorneWith seconds waning in the second quarter against the Portland Trail Blazers on Wednesday, it looked like Kevin Durant committed a foul on a Blazers player from behind on a jumper. A Portland fan took offense.Read more on NewsOK.com

The Portland Trail Blazers Twitter account wonders if the team can join the awful Eastern Conference

There are seven teams currently slated to head toward the lottery in the Western Conference, per usual, and five of those teams have records good enough to make the Eastern playoff bracket. The 12th-best record in the Western Conference – currently held…